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  Shopping on eBay.com.au Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-19 19:22 +1000
    Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk <asdfadsasdfa@atomicmail.io> - 2026-09-19 12:30 +0200
      Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-19 22:22 +1000
        Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au dillinger <dillinger@not.invalid> - 2026-09-19 16:02 +0200
          Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-20 20:01 +1000
            Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au dillinger <dillinger@not.invalid> - 2026-09-20 18:57 +0200
              Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-09-20 10:59 -0700
                Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-21 18:53 +1000
        Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au R Daneel Olivaw <Danni@hyperspace.vogon.gov.invalid> - 2026-09-19 16:42 +0200
          Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-20 20:10 +1000
        Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk <asdfadsasdfa@atomicmail.io> - 2026-09-19 16:42 +0200
          Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-20 20:08 +1000
        Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-09-19 18:35 -0700
          Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-20 20:21 +1000
            Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-09-20 10:01 -0700
    Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-19 15:42 +0200
      Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-20 20:45 +1000
    Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-19 21:53 +0000
      Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-09-20 12:21 +1000
        Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-20 20:53 +1000
      Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-09-20 03:17 +0000
      Re: Shopping on eBay.com.au Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-09-20 20:48 +1000

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#18201 — Shopping on eBay.com.au

I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to ebay.com.au 
.... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay wants me to set 
up a new account.

No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new account ..... 
when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I can't do cause eBay 
wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I can set up a new eBay 
account when I've set up a new eBay account!!

Or am I missing something??

Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account, 
who can offer advice/assistance??

-- 
Daniel70
(Life wasn't meant to be Easy!)

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#18202

Daniel70 wrote:

> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to 
> ebay.com.au .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay 
> wants me to set up a new account.

> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new account ..... 
> when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I can't do cause eBay 
> wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I can set up a new eBay 
> account when I've set up a new eBay account!!

> Or am I missing something??

> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account, 
> who can offer advice/assistance??

Have you tried to login to existing account by going to 
https://accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?

-- 
Regards
Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk

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#18203

On 19/09/2026 8:30 pm, Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk wrote:
> Daniel70 wrote:
> 
>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to ebay.com.au 
>> .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay wants me to 
>> set up a new account.
> 
>> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new account 
>> ..... when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I can't do 
>> cause eBay wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I can set up 
>> a new eBay account when I've set up a new eBay account!!
> 
>> Or am I missing something??
> 
>> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account, 
>> who can offer advice/assistance??
> 
> Have you tried to login to existing account by going to 
> https://accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?
> 
No, not yet ..... cause that log-in info is on a different computer, but 
thank you.
-- 
Daniel70

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#18205

Op 19-09-2026 om 14:22 schreef Daniel70:
> On 19/09/2026 8:30 pm, Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk wrote:
>> Daniel70 wrote:
>>
>>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to
>>> ebay.com.au .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay
>>> wants me to set up a new account.
>>
>>> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new
>>> account ..... when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I
>>> can't do cause eBay wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I
>>> can set up a new eBay account when I've set up a new eBay account!!
>>
>>> Or am I missing something??
>>
>>> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account,
>>> who can offer advice/assistance??
>>
>> Have you tried to login to existing account by going to https://
>> accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?
>>
> No, not yet ..... cause that log-in info is on a different computer, but
> thank you.

Doesn't Ebay have "lost my password" page?

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#18212

On 20/09/2026 12:02 am, dillinger wrote:
> Op 19-09-2026 om 14:22 schreef Daniel70:
>> On 19/09/2026 8:30 pm, Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk wrote:
>>> Daniel70 wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to
>>>> ebay.com.au .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay
>>>> wants me to set up a new account.
>>>
>>>> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new
>>>> account ..... when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I
>>>> can't do cause eBay wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I
>>>> can set up a new eBay account when I've set up a new eBay account!!
>>>
>>>> Or am I missing something??
>>>
>>>> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account,
>>>> who can offer advice/assistance??
>>>
>>> Have you tried to login to existing account by going to https://
>>> accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?
>>>
>> No, not yet ..... cause that log-in info is on a different computer, but
>> thank you.
> 
> Doesn't Ebay have "lost my password" page?
> 
Yes, and then goes into a loop with new Tabs wanting you to log in again 
and again.
-- 
Daniel70

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#18220

Op 20-09-2026 om 12:01 schreef Daniel70:
> On 20/09/2026 12:02 am, dillinger wrote:
>> Op 19-09-2026 om 14:22 schreef Daniel70:
>>> On 19/09/2026 8:30 pm, Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk wrote:
>>>> Daniel70 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to
>>>>> ebay.com.au .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay
>>>>> wants me to set up a new account.
>>>>
>>>>> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new
>>>>> account ..... when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I
>>>>> can't do cause eBay wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I
>>>>> can set up a new eBay account when I've set up a new eBay account!!
>>>>
>>>>> Or am I missing something??
>>>>
>>>>> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account,
>>>>> who can offer advice/assistance??
>>>>
>>>> Have you tried to login to existing account by going to https://
>>>> accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?
>>>>
>>> No, not yet ..... cause that log-in info is on a different computer, but
>>> thank you.
>>
>> Doesn't Ebay have "lost my password" page?
>>
> Yes, and then goes into a loop with new Tabs wanting you to log in again
> and again.

Just for fun I tried it myself, I do have an email address, but no password.
Last time I bought something through eBay was May 2002, last privacy
update mail I got from them was January 2007.
As far as I can remember, I never got an account expiration warning.

Trying to log in gives account unknown.

Apparently unused accounts are expired without warning, or perhaps I
discarded the warning.
It looks like setting up a new account is your only option, I haven't
tried that.

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#18221

On Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:57:36 +0200, dillinger <dillinger@not.invalid>
wrote:

>Op 20-09-2026 om 12:01 schreef Daniel70:
>> On 20/09/2026 12:02 am, dillinger wrote:
>>> Op 19-09-2026 om 14:22 schreef Daniel70:
>>>> On 19/09/2026 8:30 pm, Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk wrote:
>>>>> Daniel70 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to
>>>>>> ebay.com.au .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay
>>>>>> wants me to set up a new account.
>>>>>
>>>>>> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new
>>>>>> account ..... when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I
>>>>>> can't do cause eBay wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I
>>>>>> can set up a new eBay account when I've set up a new eBay account!!
>>>>>
>>>>>> Or am I missing something??
>>>>>
>>>>>> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account,
>>>>>> who can offer advice/assistance??
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you tried to login to existing account by going to https://
>>>>> accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?
>>>>>
>>>> No, not yet ..... cause that log-in info is on a different computer, but
>>>> thank you.
>>>
>>> Doesn't Ebay have "lost my password" page?
>>>
>> Yes, and then goes into a loop with new Tabs wanting you to log in again
>> and again.
>
>Just for fun I tried it myself, I do have an email address, but no password.
>Last time I bought something through eBay was May 2002, last privacy
>update mail I got from them was January 2007.
>As far as I can remember, I never got an account expiration warning.
>
>Trying to log in gives account unknown.
>

Out of curiosity, I did similar.

But the other aspect is... a buyer doesn't have to have an account:
find the item you'd like to buy... and the prompt has the option to
"Check out as guest" in addition to "Sign in to check out".

Tested that on ebay au/ca/com.

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#18222

On 21/09/2026 3:59 am, Nobody wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:57:36 +0200, dillinger <dillinger@not.invalid>
> wrote:
> 
>> Op 20-09-2026 om 12:01 schreef Daniel70:
>>> On 20/09/2026 12:02 am, dillinger wrote:
>>>> Op 19-09-2026 om 14:22 schreef Daniel70:
>>>>> On 19/09/2026 8:30 pm, Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk wrote:
>>>>>> Daniel70 wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to
>>>>>>> ebay.com.au .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay
>>>>>>> wants me to set up a new account.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new
>>>>>>> account ..... when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I
>>>>>>> can't do cause eBay wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I
>>>>>>> can set up a new eBay account when I've set up a new eBay account!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or am I missing something??
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account,
>>>>>>> who can offer advice/assistance??
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have you tried to login to existing account by going to https://
>>>>>> accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?
>>>>>>
>>>>> No, not yet ..... cause that log-in info is on a different computer, but
>>>>> thank you.
>>>>
>>>> Doesn't Ebay have "lost my password" page?
>>>>
>>> Yes, and then goes into a loop with new Tabs wanting you to log in again
>>> and again.
>>
>> Just for fun I tried it myself, I do have an email address, but no password.
>> Last time I bought something through eBay was May 2002, last privacy
>> update mail I got from them was January 2007.
>> As far as I can remember, I never got an account expiration warning.
>>
>> Trying to log in gives account unknown.
> 
> Out of curiosity, I did similar.
> 
> But the other aspect is... a buyer doesn't have to have an account:
> find the item you'd like to buy... and the prompt has the option to
> "Check out as guest" in addition to "Sign in to check out".

Owww! Haven't noticed that. Must give it a go!!

Thank you.
> 
> Tested that on ebay au/ca/com.
> 
-- 
Daniel70

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#18206

Daniel70 wrote:
> On 19/09/2026 8:30 pm, Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk wrote:
>> Daniel70 wrote:
>>
>>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to ebay.com.au 
>>> .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay wants me to 
>>> set up a new account.
>>
>>> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new account 
>>> ..... when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I can't do 
>>> cause eBay wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I can set up 
>>> a new eBay account when I've set up a new eBay account!!
>>
>>> Or am I missing something??
>>
>>> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account, 
>>> who can offer advice/assistance??
>>
>> Have you tried to login to existing account by going to 
>> https://accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?
>>
> No, not yet ..... cause that log-in info is on a different computer, but 
> thank you.

Do you at least have access to that "other computer"?

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#18214

On 20/09/2026 12:42 am, R Daneel Olivaw wrote:
> Daniel70 wrote:
>> On 19/09/2026 8:30 pm, Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk wrote:
>>> Daniel70 wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to ebay.com.au 
>>>> .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay wants me to 
>>>> set up a new account.
>>>
>>>> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new account 
>>>> ..... when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I can't do 
>>>> cause eBay wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I can set 
>>>> up a new eBay account when I've set up a new eBay account!!
>>>
>>>> Or am I missing something??
>>>
>>>> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au 
>>>> account, who can offer advice/assistance??
>>>
>>> Have you tried to login to existing account by going to 
>>> https://accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?
>>>
>> No, not yet ..... cause that log-in info is on a different computer, 
>> but thank you.
> 
> Do you at least have access to that "other computer"?

Yes .... would you believe the keyboard I'm typing this on is sitting on 
top of the old Laptop!! ;-P
-- 
Daniel70

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#18207

Daniel70 wrote:

>>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to 
>>> ebay.com.au .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay 
>>> wants me to set up a new account.
>>> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new 
>>> account ..... when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I 
>>> can't do cause eBay wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I 
>>> can set up a new eBay account when I've set up a new eBay account!!>>> Or am I missing something??

>> Have you tried to login to existing account by going to https:// 
>> accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?

> No, not yet ..... cause that log-in info is on a different computer, but 
> thank you.

I assume you know your username or the email address associated with 
your old account, or that you can retrieve it - for example, from old 
notification emails.
You should be then able to regain access to your account through the 
page provided above.
The loop may be caused by the fact that the newly created account has 
the same information as the old one - it could be the same email 
address, phone number, etc.

-- 
Regards
Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk

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#18213

On 20/09/2026 12:42 am, Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk wrote:
> Daniel70 wrote:
> 
>>>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to ebay.com.au 
>>>> .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay wants me to 
>>>> set up a new account.
>>>> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new account 
>>>> ..... when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I can't do 
>>>> cause eBay wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I can set 
>>>> up a new eBay account when I've set up a new eBay account!!>>> Or am 
>>>> I missing something??
> 
>>> Have you tried to login to existing account by going to https:// 
>>> accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?
> 
>> No, not yet ..... cause that log-in info is on a different computer, 
>> but thank you.
> 
> I assume you know your username or the email address associated with 
> your old account, or that you can retrieve it - for example, from old 
> notification emails.

I have had one other email address so just plugged it in and clicked on 
"Lost Password" .... and eBay said they didn't recognise THAT email 
address either .... so I guess I'll just have to set up a new account.

Hmm. Just checked if I'd actually been using ebay.com (no .au), but that 
didn't log me in either!!

> You should be then able to regain access to your account through the 
> page provided above.
> The loop may be caused by the fact that the newly created account has 
> the same information as the old one - it could be the same email 
> address, phone number, etc.
> 
-- 
Daniel70

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#18209

On Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:22:42 +1000, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

>On 19/09/2026 8:30 pm, Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk wrote:
>> Daniel70 wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to ebay.com.au 
>>> .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay wants me to 
>>> set up a new account.
>> 
>>> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new account 
>>> ..... when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I can't do 
>>> cause eBay wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I can set up 
>>> a new eBay account when I've set up a new eBay account!!
>> 
>>> Or am I missing something??
>> 
>>> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account, 
>>> who can offer advice/assistance??
>> 
>> Have you tried to login to existing account by going to 
>> https://accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?
>> 
>No, not yet ..... cause that log-in info is on a different computer, but 
>thank you.

Why would eBay object to setting up a brand-new/fresh account... if
you approach as a New Customer and ignore Live Help?

And why don't you have all data from "that different computer" backed
up independently, i.e. accessible.

Even important financial/personal log-in info can be printed out...
and hidden underneath your Bonds/aussieBum (even Jockeys) in the sock
drawer.  Just hold yer nose, mite.

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#18215

On 20/09/2026 11:35 am, Nobody wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:22:42 +1000, Daniel70
> <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>> On 19/09/2026 8:30 pm, Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk wrote:
>>> Daniel70 wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to ebay.com.au
>>>> .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay wants me to
>>>> set up a new account.
>>>
>>>> No problem, they will give me 'Live Help' to set up a new account
>>>> ..... when I log into my eBay account which, obviously, I can't do
>>>> cause eBay wants me to set up a new eBay account .... so I can set up
>>>> a new eBay account when I've set up a new eBay account!!
>>>
>>>> Or am I missing something??
>>>
>>>> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account,
>>>> who can offer advice/assistance??
>>>
>>> Have you tried to login to existing account by going to
>>> https://accounts.ebay.com.au/acctxs/user ?

O.K., gave THIS another go (had I actually done it before??) and, after 
setting a new Password, I could log into my NEW account ........ as long 
as I verified my Identity through Live Help .... which wants me to 
"Create an eBay account" rather than returning to my old account!!

Bugger!!

>> No, not yet ..... cause that log-in info is on a different computer, but
>> thank you.
> 
> Why would eBay object to setting up a brand-new/fresh account... if
> you approach as a New Customer and ignore Live Help?
> 
> And why don't you have all data from "that different computer" backed
> up independently, i.e. accessible.
> 
> Even important financial/personal log-in info can be printed out...
> and hidden underneath your Bonds/aussieBum (even Jockeys) in the sock
> drawer.  Just hold yer nose, mite.
> 
.... which reminds me .... one day I should try setting up the Printer 
that I used with the old Desk-top that I used before the old Laptop that 
I used before THIS Desktop!! ;-)

-- 
Daniel70

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#18219

On Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:21:36 +1000, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

>On 20/09/2026 11:35 am, Nobody wrote:


>O.K., gave THIS another go (had I actually done it before??) and, after 
>setting a new Password, I could log into my NEW account ........ as long 
>as I verified my Identity through Live Help .... which wants me to 
>"Create an eBay account" rather than returning to my old account!!

>> 
>> Why would eBay object to setting up a brand-new/fresh account... if
>> you approach as a New Customer and ignore Live Help?
>> 
>> And why don't you have all data from "that different computer" backed
>> up independently, i.e. accessible.

There has to be 'something' you're not including in this narrative.
Why would eBay be interested in your supposed olde account in the
first place... while dealing with a new account?

Are you trying to use the same credentials for both accounts (i.e.
user name/password), presuming you have a way of retrieving those from
the other computer?

Do you destroy cookies each time on closing Ffox?

>> 
>> Even important financial/personal log-in info can be printed out...
>> and hidden underneath your Bonds/aussieBum (even Jockeys) in the sock
>> drawer.  Just hold yer nose, mite.

I have no login info/passwords stored for anything financial... and
close Ffox after carrying out just a single institution transaction
before immediately closing.

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#18204

On Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:22:59 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:

> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account, 
> who can offer advice/assistance??

The obvious question would be: have you tried with another browser
(Chrome, Edge, ...). Or try with a "vanilla" Fx:
<https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable>

Not really relevent for you, but it doesn't matter which eBay site you
sign in to. I can sign into ebay.be, ebay.com, ebay.fr, ... with the
same account.

-- 
Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae.
		- Julius Caesar

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#18216

On 19/09/2026 11:42 pm, s|b wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:22:59 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:
> 
>> Anybody here got a eBay account, particularly an ebay.com.au account,
>> who can offer advice/assistance??
> 
> The obvious question would be: have you tried with another browser
> (Chrome, Edge, ...). Or try with a "vanilla" Fx:
> <https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable>
> 
> Not really relevent for you, but it doesn't matter which eBay site you
> sign in to.

I figured as much .... but you never know your luck in a big city!!

Ah!! There's my problem .... I don't live in a Big City!!

> I can sign into ebay.be, ebay.com, ebay.fr, ... with the
> same account.
> 
-- 
Daniel70

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#18208

On Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:22:59 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:

> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to ebay.com.au
> .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay wants me to
> set up a new account.

They’ve sent me a reminder to keep my old account alive. But now, when
I try to login, they want to send a second authentication factor as a
text to the phone number I previously gave them when I set up the
account.

Trouble is, it’s a landline.

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#18210

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:22:59 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:
>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to ebay.com.au
>> .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay wants me to
>> set up a new account.
> 
> They've sent me a reminder to keep my old account alive. But now, when
> I try to login, they want to send a second authentication factor as a
> text to the phone number I previously gave them when I set up the
> account.
> 
> Trouble is, it's a landline.

I can't remember if Ebay have done it too, but PayPal will call
my landline and have an automated voice read out the authentication
number instead of sending an SMS.

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On 20/09/2026 12:21 pm, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>> On Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:22:59 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:
>>> I'm trying to do a bit of shopping and need to log on to ebay.com.au
>>> .... but it's been a while, maybe new computer, so eBay wants me to
>>> set up a new account.
>>
>> They've sent me a reminder to keep my old account alive. But now, when
>> I try to login, they want to send a second authentication factor as a
>> text to the phone number I previously gave them when I set up the
>> account.
>>
>> Trouble is, it's a landline.
> 
> I can't remember if Ebay have done it too, but PayPal will call
> my landline and have an automated voice read out the authentication
> number instead of sending an SMS.
> 
Hmm!! I sometimes get SPAM calls to my landline phone and *they* usually 
hang up as soon as my system starts saying "No one is at ho........".

I've sometimes wondered if the distant Server is listing for a 
sub-audio/super-audio signal from my phone system which tells the 
distant server to disconnect (and ring the next potential sucker instead).

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